Tea for 2000
Photos Courtesy of the Botts Collection
Clippings Courtesy of GCAM

The Tea for 2000 Parties were a series of fundraising events geared to raise
money for the Montrose Activity Center, MAC. They were quite successful
both in terms of amounts raised and in creating a community spirit.
See this link for more on the history of MAC. Over the years, there were at least
nine main Tea for 2000 events, sponsored by a 'collective' of upwards of 50
members. The group was filed with the Secretary of State and had
a seven-member board, including State Representative Debra Danburg,
Jim Densmore, Eric Liston and Steve Sobota.

Tea for 2000, 10/15/78
SuperTea, 1/28/79
SweaTea, 4/15/79
Terror for 2000, 10/20/79
Spring Sleaze, 4/6/80
Bushes, 8/31/80
High Tex Party, 9/5/81
Tubs for 2000, 9/4/82
Tea Dance, 11/14/82

I am fortunate to have photos for two of the events

Tea for 2000, 10/29/78

SuperTea, 1/28/79

T-shirts on this page courtesy of Eric Liston

Photos from the files of Upfront Newspaper, Ed Davis photographer

if you can provide any names, please contact me with the photo # and name

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8, Robert Pahnke, Donald Rusk, Dale Williamson and Gary Metcalf

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9, Bruce Sandlin, Eric Liston and Mike Reuter

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10, Gary Van Ooteghem, Warren Duncanson and Bruce Herman

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SweaTea, 4/15/79

The invitation

and a close up of the sponsors names

Photos from the files of Upfront Newspaper, Ed Davis photographer

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18, center, facing camera, Robb Hult

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Stephen Caldwell, 2nd from left above,
and 4th from left below

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24, Steve Shiflett on left, with short shorts;
and below, under attack

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25, on left, perhaps Ted Fees; 26, Ray Hill and Warren Duncanson

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28, NYC DJ Ray Thode

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29, 3rd from left Stephen Caldwell

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32, Bruce Herman, Warren Duncanson, unknown

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Terror for 2000, 10/20/79

Spring Sleaze, 4/6/80

Bushes, 8/31/80

Steve Sobota writes: The Bushes was the best party of Houston gay history, and really
nothing could replicate it. There were people who were at Beach 79 on Fire Island, often
said to be the greatest gay party ever, who said the Bushes ranked up close to it.

Below, it even got coverage in the Feb 1981 issue of Blueboy

High Tex Party, 9/5/81

above right, they even had some necklaces made for it

Tubs for 2000, 9/4/82

Tea Dance, 11/14/82

and a close up of the sponsors list